If you had the opportunity to travel back in time to the 2000s or 2010s, what would you change to make the world a better place? (lemmy.world)

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I think there is a lot to discuss here.

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[-] flamiera@kbin.melroy.org 2 points 2 days ago

We make it so Reagan still runs but doesn't win presidency, ever, until he dies. We make sure Bill Clinton doesn't do that incident with Monica that got him impeached so he can still have some goodwill with the people enough to make them think we want the current path he paved to continue.

[-] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 days ago

Clinton mostly became president by embracing Reaganism, so he didn't really pave the path and it did continue

[-] flamiera@kbin.melroy.org 1 points 2 days ago

Yeah but my point is, we'd still have democrats in office to ensure no Republican is voted in to destroy the country from within. Gore would've won over Bush, we'd still have Obama, we might've even had Bernie Sanders or so. All politicians who're democratic who might not just keep Reaganism alive, they have their own ways too.

[-] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 day ago

If Reagan was never elected, Clinton never would be either. I also see no reason why you think you'd have Obama still after Gore. You make it sound like the Lewinsky scandal is the only reason that Democrats didn't get 32 straight years in office.

[-] bufalo1973@piefed.social 1 points 2 days ago

Then advising Carter to get all the US embassy out of Iran before the revolution could do the trick.

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